Events

3rd Annual Billabong Design For Humanity Event Will Celebrate an Unforgettable Evening of Fashion, Music and Art to Benefit charity: water
June 2, 2009

IRVINE, Calif., June 2, 2009 — Billabong USA is proud to announce the highly acclaimed alt-rockers The Airborne Toxic Event and indie pop stars Iglu & Hartly will perform live at the 3rd Annual Design For Humanity event on June 17, 2009 at Avalon/Bardot in Hollywood. Design for Humanity, Billabong's charitable initiative, will benefit charity: water (charitywater.org), a non-profit organization that works to bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. One hundred percent of ticket sale proceeds will go to charity: water.

Hill Country Ride for AIDS Cycles to Record Levels Using Charity Dynamics' Boundless Fundraising
May 19, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas, May 19, 2009 — Despite an unfavorable giving environment due to the current economic downturn, the Hill Country Ride for AIDS exceeded all expectations and smashed its 2009 fundraising goal, raising a record amount of more than $690,000. The organization - which did not reach its fundraising goal the previous year - utilized Charity Dynamics' Boundless Fundraising social networking application, empowering participants with the market's most effective online tools to significantly strengthen their individual fundraising efforts. As part of their participation in the event, riders are required to raise at least $500.

PGA Tour Estimates Donations to Charity Decline by 14 Percent
May 18, 2009

WASHINGTON, Associated Press, May 18, 2009 — The PGA Tour estimates its donations to charity will decline by as much as 14 percent this year, the result of an economic downturn that is affecting everything from sponsors to hospitality sales.

Special Event Fundraising Musts
March 31, 2009

Earlier this month, Convio and Event360, with support from the Run Walk Ride Council, released a research paper detailing key trends and best practices on managing a successful fundraising event. The paper highlights the strategies and performance metrics nonprofits with special-event fundraising programs can use to achieve their goals.

Event Organizing Firm Helps Nonprofits Raise Donations in Tough Economic Times
March 27, 2009

Since 2001, …For A Cause, and its forerunner, Ride For A Cause, has been organizing cycling and walking events to raise money for charities that focus on AIDS and breast cancer issues. But that is not their only focus; they also encourage their participants to choose an additional beneficiary. This can be any non-profit organization that is meaningful to the participant. Some past participant beneficiaries have included the National Kidney Foundation, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and the National Autism Foundation, just to name a few.

Downturn Slows Elite Charity Events
March 23, 2009

To raise enough money to participate in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, a two-day charity bike trip across Massachusetts, Rachel Gabriel started an unusual fund-raising event of her own, an evening of belly dancing performances. Her "Shimmy Fund" raised nearly $4,700 last year for the Jimmy Fund and put her in the Pan-Mass Challenge.

Tips for Creating Cause Ambassadors
March 17, 2009

The ASPCA recently unveiled a new online network where supporters across the country can sign up as ambassadors for the organization, and register to organize and host events in their own communities.